Apple's Ability to Deactivate Malicious App Store Apps — When Apple launched the App Store, they suggested that the use of DRM'd and signed applications could allow them to protect the iPhone from malicious applications and suggested that they could deactivate such applications remotely.

Introducing Snowl — An Experiment with Messaging in the Browser — Conversing (a.k.a. messaging) is a common online activity, and a number of desktop and web applications enable it. But with an increasing variety of protocols and providers, it's getting harder and harder to keep track of all your conversations.

Facebook Stock for Sale — Top execs at the social network are selling shares—at prices far lower than the site's once-vaunted $15 billion valuation — Insiders at Facebook are selling stock in the social networking company, and the prices they're getting for their shares suggest …

Pew: Daily Search Usage Approaching Email Levels — According to a new report from The Pew Internet & American Life Project, daily use of search engines is growing and starting to approach email usage levels. New research conducted by telephone 2,251 US adults, age 18 and older …

VMware Joins The Linux Foundation — VMware Joins Leading Linux Consortium to Address Increasing Adoption of Virtualization and Cloud Computing With Linux — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that VMware has become a member of the Foundation.

Google Goes Gaudy With YouTube Ads — Take a look at the image here and you see proof of what we all knew: Google is not going to put its highfalutin ideals above the practical realities of its business. — This is a screen grab of a YouTube player embedded in a blog.

BitTorrent Inc. laying off 12 of 55 employees — BitTorrent Inc., the file-sharing startup whose underlying technology is responsible for much of the piracy that plagues Hollywood, is laying off its sales and marketing department. The immediate cause of the layoffs: A failure to sell …

Jajah Launches Instant Chinese/English Voice Translation — Jajah, a popular VoIP service provider, has released a new English/Chinese translation service called JAJAH.Babel just in time for the Olympic Games. The service, which was developed in conjunction with IBM, allows users to call …

Flock Web Browser Eases Multitasking But Has Drawbacks — Even with the advent of tabbed browsing, which allows you to keep multiple Web pages open in the same window, Web multitasking can be a pain. You have to constantly click back and forth among tabs if they contain fast-changing material …

When Google disowns you — SaaS providers are still learning the hard way that If you trade in dependency, you have to earn trust: “[Clients of] on-demand application providers ... depend on them for everyday functions and operations, and therefore trust is paramount.”

PTO Rains on Dell's ‘Cloud Computing’ Trademark — Less than a week after the industry took note, the PTO puts the mark on hold. — Well, that didn't last long. — Dell had received near-final approval for its trademark application of the term “cloud computing,” but the US Patent …

New Firefox 3 Digg Extension Released — Hey everyone - — We've just launched our first Firefox 3 extension and wanted to provide a quick video showing how it works. Some highlights include: — Notifications: No matter where you are on the web, you can discover popular Digg stories …

Hacking electronic-toll systems — LAS VEGAS — Electronic toll systems like FasTrak and E-ZPass may be convenient for drivers, but they are rife with privacy risks, a security expert said Wednesday at the Black Hat 2008 security conference. — Strangers with the right transponder reader walking through …

Big Update to Webmaster Tools — Creating websites and publishing on the web is getting simpler and simpler all the time, but with more content on the web it is becoming harder for webmasters and publishers to ensure that their content can be found. Last fall when we launched …

New Apple Cinema Displays Finally at MWSF 2009? — Readers interested in new Apple Cinema Displays may have to wait just a bit longer. — Apple has not significantly updated their Cinema Displays in years. Apple currently offers 20", 23" and 30" monitors at $599, $899, and $1799, respectively.